The Chippewas open the regular season Friday at Evansville. Northwood opens the season at Hawaii on Thursday in the BYU-Hawaii Tournament. The Timberwolves play Hawaii-Pacific on Thursday, BYU-Hawaii on Friday, and Winona State on Saturday.

UNIVERSITY CENTER - Saginaw Valley State opened the men's basketball season with a win Monday, beating Madonna University 67-58 in nonconference action.

Rebounding was key, as the Cardinals outrebounded Madonna 45-27 and made 24 second-chance points to the Crusaders' eight.